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Don Ricardo Fernández Guardia, born at Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 4, 1867. Now minister of foreign affairs (ministro de relaciones exteriores) in the republic of Costa Rica. Works: Hojarasca, Cuentos ticos ("tico" is used in Central America in speaking of an inhabitant of Costa Rica), Magdalena, El descubrimiento y la conquista de Costa Rica, Cartilla histórica de Costa Rica.